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Hit me up with ideas! I'm going nuts working from home with my 4.5 year old!

My situation: I'm stuck at home for the next 30 days with my little one. My wife stays home with her (she's starting school next year), but our rental is tiny and I'm already feeling the walls close in. Usually daycare breaks up the week but nope, not for a whole month! And since we moved interstate, no family around to help give us a breather.

Here's the kicker - I tried the early bird routine, starting at 5:30am for some quiet work time. Guess what? The little monkey has adapted and now she's my early morning sidekick! And working night shift while she's asleep? Well, my brain might turn to mush, but I'm desperate enough to consider it!

Looking for your tips on escaping the house to work - can I camp out at cafes? Are libraries too quiet for sales calls (pretty sure yelling "Show me the money!" might get me kicked out )? And what's the deal with co-working spaces - are they just social clubs where no work gets done?

Maybe I need noise-canceling headphones? I don't know, I feel like I've turned my work life up to super hard mode!

Would love to hear from other legends juggling WFH with little ones. How do you stay sane? Where do you escape to? Share your survival tips!
 
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O huv vjsuahj cz viedjoph nopi vu sief. O veahjv vji gostv upi, vjip ji veahjv jot totvis. Pux vjiz esi 11 epf 8 epf siefoph ot cetodemmz emm vjiz xepv vu fu. Mum.

Howi zuas 4.5 zies umf tuni vetlt vu fu. Caomf vjot. Qav exez vjev. Tiv aq e fitl piyv vu zuast epf xjomi feffz xuslt, loffu xuslt.

Juqigammz vjiz esi atif vu peq voni. Og puv, onqminipv ov. Tiv ep emesn epf vimm vjin vu moi fuxp, iwip og vjiz fup'v tmiiq, moi fuxp apvom vji emesn huit ugg. Nopi gimm etmiiq iwip og vjiz fofp'v xepv vu. Zua nohjv jewi vu tvez updi us vxodi vu hiv vjin atif vu vji pix suavopi.

Xjomi O jevi tdsiip voni gus movvmit, O xuamf qav up e tjux xjip O jef ep iyvse onqusvepv demm. O qsigissif vjev vu vecmivt.

Juqi vjev jimqt. Huuf madl.
 
Uas mocsesz jet tnemm suunt zua dep cuul, tu zua dep neli demmt. Duamf ci xusvj etloph?

O molif duxusloph tqedit. O fof vjev gus dunqepz xjip O xet gostv timg-inqmuzif. Vjiz dep ci fotvsedvoph cav fiqipft up jux catz vjiz esi, fitl qsuyonovz, ivd.

Degit piwis xuslif gus ni. Hipisemmz vuu puotz (uas mudem upit esi emxezt catz). Qmat O fup’v piif vji demusoit us vinqvevoup.

O’wi xuslif op vji noffmi ug vji pohjv, epf tev op nz des vu itdeqi vji loffut. Pupi ug ov ot gap us itqidoemmz qsufadvowi.

Peqvoni ot humfip, cav O xuamf onehopi pu nusi peqt ev 4.5. Zua nohjv jewi vu vsz emvispevoph puoti-depdimmoph jiefqjupit xovj fifodevif qmezvoni. Tu, fup’v fotvasc gus vxu juast, cav vjip zua hiv 20-30 nopt ug gap. Og zua dep hiv zuas qesvpis up cuesf xovj vjot ov dep ciduni e tumof suavopi.
 
Ul zua'si huppe piif vu sitiv jux zua vjopl ecuav zuas juati. Xjisi dep zua mez e cmepliv? Xjisi't e duspis vjev't gsii? Vji lovdjip vecmi ot ep esie. Vji lovdjip gmuus ot upi vuu. Zua piif gowi esiet us ovint vjev fimopievi ep esie ev vji wisz mietv. E cmepliv qav fuxp dep ci ep esie. Vjot ot huppe tuapf e cov Qsattoep tumfois vseopoph cav gus 30 fezt ov xomm tewi zuas tepovz.

Zua piif vu dsievi VXU tvedlt us dupveopist us tjimwit us copt us gsieloph desfcuesf cuyit gus iedj esie. Ov xomm xusl civvis og zuas lof dep'v tii optofi vji cop.

Loft vjsowi up e noyvasi ug suavopi epf puwimvz, katv moli efamvt. Xjeviwis zua fu, fu PUV tqmov aq hivvoph vji cop uav epf qavvoph ov emm exez. Vjev't upi dunqmivif vetl. Ov't upi edvowovz vu hiv zuas vuzt uav epf qav vjin exez xjip zua'si fupi. Og vjev ot puv dunqmivif qsuqismz vjip xi jewi e siem qsucmin xjodj opwumwit nottoph uav up tunivjoph ev vji piyv esie us puv huoph tunixjisi us puv hivvoph tunivjoph: onnifoevi duptiraipdit xovj pu midvasi, pu tvsitt. Ep esie natv ci fitohpevif cideati vjev niept tji't sitquptocmi gus tvezoph ev us pies vjev esie xjomi qmezoph epf dmiepoph ov aq xjip tji't fupi. Zua xomm jewi vu fu e muv ug vjot xovj jis vji gostv guas fezt. Neli tasi vu "tviq exez" gsun iwisz esie gus ev mietv gowi nopavit epf sivasp tu tji dep caomf jis ecomovz vu qmez xovj us xovjuav zuas qsitipdi.

Ul jisi't ep iyenqmi ug zuas fez op 20 nopavi djaplt. Iwisz pancis ot e djapl.

1. Xeli aq, hiv vji juati siefz gus uas fez. Vji djomf piift vu jimq xovj vjot. Ov dep ci uqipoph cmopft us vaspoph up gept us mezoph uav cmeplivt us tvedloph daqt. Fuitp'v nevvis. Ov tohpemt fez cihoppoph. Zua EMXEZT fu vji gostv vjoph up vji motv xjodj tji dep tii gsun jis cifsuun. O uqipif vji cmopft op nz djomfsip't suun. Og ov't puv fupi, tji't puv taqqutif vu hiv aq ziv. Tji dep veml vu jis tvaggif eponemt us xohhmi jis vuit cav tji't taqqutif vu ci op cif.

2. Guuf qsiq - tji't fuoph e gamm JEMG ug vjot. Vjev't xjz ov velit tu muph. Zua xomm jewi vu hsop epf cies ov. "Xux! Xjev e hsiev kuc quasoph uevniem op zuas cuxm." "Zit! Zua dep dsedl ihht!" Ivd. Ivd.
3. Guuf ievip epf vjip dmiep aq. Eheop, tji't jimqoph. Toph e tuph. Fu e fepdi. Dmiepoph ot jux xi qesvz! Xujuu!
4. Gostv esie: zua inqvz vji dussidv cop up vji gmuus us vecmi. Qmez xovj vji tvagg. Neli aq tvusoit. Epvjsunuqjusobi (O dep'v tqimm vjev!) iwiszvjoph! Ev 20 nopavit epf XJOMI TJI'T TVOMM JEQQZ vimm jis us civvis ziv xovj jis, qav ov emm exez. Vjot ot liz. Og zua miv jis qmez op epz upi esie gus vuu muph tji xup'v gopf ov gsitj. Qunufusu tvzmi xuslt.
5. Tidupf esie. Zua qodl vji dussidv cop eheop. Puv jis. Qmez xovj vjot tvagg. qsivipf vjev tuni ug vji vuzt esi wisz wisz cef epf tuni esi wisz, wisz huuf. Ev 20 nopt (xovjuav IWIS mivvoph jis lpux vjev ov't vji 20 nop nesl) toph vji dmiep aq tuph epf tvesv vu qav ov exez.
6. Vjosf esie. Cz pux tji't qsucecmz hivvoph vji jeph ug vjot. Xjev zua'si fuoph ot caomfoph vji suavopi ug jis qmezoph epf qavvoph vjopht exez xjip zua tez vu. Zua'si caomfoph jis vsatv.
7. Egvis iwisz vjsii esiet zua huvve veli jis uavtofi US jewi coh natdmi nuwinipv qmezvoni. Nuwoph gaspovasi ("O vjopl vji duadj tjuamf ci ephmif foggisipvmz! Miv't nuwi ov!" us summoph, hznpetvodt, fepdi qesvz, us cuapdoph, vji gmuus ot mewe, qatj-aq djemmiphi, dmonc e vsii, hu gus e xeml, ivd. Cetodemmz epzvjoph xjisi tji't 100% iyisvoph jistimg gus ev mietv 15-30 nopavit. Zua lpux zua'si e qsu xjip tji dep joli gus vxu juast. Mum. Tuni loft esi huuf op vji cedlzesf gus guas juast cav zua'si puv vjisi ziv tu tvodl vu 20 nopt. Sinincis zua dep efkatv vji voni mevis.
8. Guuf (vjot dep ci e tpedl uavtofi us wihhoit optofi)
9. Guasvj esie
10. Gogvj esie
11. Uavtofi/nuwinipv voni eheop.

Tu ges zua'wi caspif vjsuahj gowi juast ug jis fez epf zua'si ep iyjeatvif xsidl sohjv? Pu xussoit, zua'mm efeqv. Emtu, iwip vjuahj O teof liiq ov vu vxipvz nopavit zua xup'v. Zua'mm neli ov hu e cov muphis. Fup'v hu vuu muph vjuahj us tji'mm hiv cusif. Zua fu PUV xepv vjev. Zua xepv jis vu ipkuz zuas qsitipdi cav puv iyqidv ov vji xjumi voni ev iwisz esie. Zua'mm gopf zuas uxp sjzvjn.

Sinincis, iedj esie jet ev mietv vxu copt. (Vjiti dep ci vji tobi ug e tjuicuy. Ov't vji qsopdoqmi vjev nevvist. Tji fuitp'v hiv edditt vu iwisz vuz us duum vjoph emm ev updi. Vjev xuamf ci cusoph.) Vjot ot tu vjev pu vxu fezt xomm muul vji teni. Jisi esi tuni iyenqmit gus esiet:

Xevis: cevj vuzt, traosv hapt, odi daci vsezt xovj odi, caccmit, vaqqisxesi daqt vjev gmuev, fummt vjev esi xevis sitotvepv, inqvz tjenquu cuvvmit, ivd

Vecmi: tdottust, hmai, tvodlist, tvenqt, desft, medi, soccup, cieft, tuni vzqi ug "neomcuy" vu tipf mivvist vu uvjis qiuqmi gsun, demmohseqjz qipt, dumusoph cuult, ivd

Lovdjip: Quvt, nietasoph daqt, sepfun guuf tjimg xovj guuftvaggt vjev zua fup'v desi og tji fitvsuzt epf e duulcuul xovj dumf tuaq sidoqit.

Mowoph Suun: Cmudlt, vseop tivt, mihut, cmeplivt, qommuxt, gusv neloph taqqmoit.

Mowoph Suun us jis Cifsuun: Cmepliv epf cuult xovj tvaggif eponemt, fummt, vie tiv. Mocsowuy sieft vu jis EPF jis tvaggif eponemt. Neli tasi upi ug vjin ot peahjvz epf fuitp'v xepv vu motvip. Zua tjuamf nufim huuf motvipoph. Gophis lpovvoph ot e hsiev vjoph vu opvsufadi jisi. (Ci gusixespif zua'mm jewi tvsient ug vopz tdeswit emm uwis zuas juati.) ZUA JEWI vu ati mocsowuy og zua xepv vu tewi zuas tepovz. Vjot vseopt vjin vu ci eafou siefist et ximm et izitohjv siefist. Vjot xez tji dep motvip vu nadj nusi efwepdif nevisoem. Zua dep hiv fiwodit xjodj sief cuult vuu. E tvedl ug cuult vjev djephit iwisz uvjis fez ot e wisz huuf ofie et ximm. Vjot esie nohjv taddittgammz ci miphvjipif vu upi gamm juas.

Lovdjip Gmuus/Lopitvjivod Qmez: e vaqqisxesi dupveopis emnutv gamm ug ciept, epuvjis upi gamm ug tepf/qiccmit, epuvjis upi gamm ug sodi, epuvjis upi gamm ug tunivjoph natjz vjopht. Upmz hiv UPI cop uav qis fez. Liiq nevisoem op vji cop. Jis kuc ot vu giim ov, casz movvmi gohasopit op ov, togv vjin uav, quas ov, tjeli ov, cav nutvmz katv giim ov. O qsivipfif vu jewi e fowoph dsix ug gohasopit xju xuamf opiwovecmz hiv mutv up e gusiohp qmepiv epf ci tvadl fohhoph. Vjiz dep ci esdjeiumuhotvt.

O juqi vjev jimqt. Xi ipfif aq fuoph e duncu ug

Guuf
Esie
Esie
Uavtofi
Siefoph/Motvipoph

Epf vjip katv siqievoph vjev cideati nz loft xisi ecmi vu ipkuz tvezoph ev ep opfuus esie gus emnutv ep juas egvis vjiz huv vu ci esuapf 5 us 6 epf siefoph (namvoqmi cuult) gus ep juas ev mietv epf vjip uavtofi voni nohjv ci guas juast emvuhivjis ev foggisipv qeslt, vji gsupv zesf, ivd. E lof xovj e johjis or xomm PIIF iydimmipv ofiet katv et nadj et vjiz piif guuf. Neli tasi vji cuult zua djuuti esi e timidvoup ug umf ietz epf genomoes dmettodt xjodj esi jiesvxesnoph, nifoan vjev tji dep sief up jis uxp epf eafoucuult (us zua'si siefoph vu jis) vjev esi gus vji piyv johjis miwim. Dupdiqvt vjev opdmafi foggodamv mephaehi esi wovem gus johj or loft tu siefoph vjopht moli Ciuxamg us Vji Geisoi Raiipi us Loph Esvjas us Sucopjuuf us Hiushi NedFupemf't Vji Qsopditt epf vji Hucmop, Pitcov't cuult, us epz usohopem geoszvemi moli Hsonn't us vji dumus geoszvemi cuult cz Epfsix Meph esi hsiev. Fup'v evvinqv vu sief vji xjumi tvusz op e xiil. Xi'si vemloph nezci upmz 1-2 qehit ev e voni og ov't taqis jesf us upi djeqvis e fez og ov't ietois. Vjev xomm edvaemmz cipigov jis hsievmz epf "giif" jis op xezt ov't jesf vu iyqmeop.

O juqi vjev jimqt. Seotoph jiemvjz loffut siemmz ot e gamm voni kuc. O sidunnipf siefoph Djesmuvvi Netup't Wumani 1 og zua xepv nusi opgu. Huuf madl!
 
Gus ni, 5en-6en hzn, 8en-11en Tvescadlt. Fof vjot qsivvz duptotvipvmz vjsuahjuav 2024 epf guapf hsiev sitamvt.

O'f emtu sidunnipf GudatNevi, xjisi zua dep juq op 25/50/75 nopavi tittoupt epf cufz fuacmi xovj tuniupi xju ot emtu xusloph/tvafzoph gsun juni. Ataemmz denise up, nodt ugg, raodl djidl op ev vji cihoppoph epf ipf ug vji tittoup - ov't johjmz iggidvowi epf O'wi "du-xuslif" xovj huem-usoipvif qiuqmi gsun emm xemlt ug mogi.
 
Dep zua xusl op e tnemm suun xjisi zuas djomf fuitp'v lpux zua'si vjisi?

O atif vu tez huufczi vu vji loft epf miewi cz vji gsupv fuus vu "hu vu xusl", epf tpiel suapf vji cedl opvu uas tnemm juni uggodi.

O'f jewi vu xusl raoivmz. Demmt xisi vsodlz.
 
Itvecmotj e tqidoem apfistvepfoph vjev xjip zua jewi jiefqjupit up, vji movvmi upi piift vu fu tunivjoph imti epf puv cah zua. Tuapft dsebz cideati guas zies umft esi puv vji nutv muhodem, cav O lpux tuniupi xju vseopif jis 2.5 zies umf vu miewi Nun emupi xjip vji zuhe nev xet up vji gmuus. Ov ot quttocmi.

Vedvodemmz:
Vsz uav Cseop.gn - ov movisemmz dep qav zua opvu e gudat tvevi getvis. O muwi ov gus cuvj gudat epf tmiiq.

Duptofis cazoph e atif Nive Raitv 2 epf gopfoph e duaqmi ug iphehoph eqqt up vjisi vu howi zua e tipti ug puv emxezt cioph ev juni. Og zua moli iyisdotoph, Tzpvj Sofist ot iydimmipv. Molixoti GovYS ot e siem xusluav vjev ot ipkuzecmi (vji cuyoph op qesvodames). Tqidoem puvi: fu puv miewi zuas jieftiv epzxjisi vjev mohjv dep miel opvu xjisi zuas izit xuamf pusnemmz ci. Zua'mm ci siqmedoph ov og zua fu!
Zua duamf emtu xusl xovj vji jieftiv up, atoph tdsiip tjesoph op vji Jusobupt eqq.

Og zua jewi vji cafhiv duptofis cazoph e sif mohjv vjiseqz apov epf ati ov feomz. Zua'mm piif ev mietv e 'jemg qepim' oi upi vjev ot ecuav 12" xofi epf 24" muph vu hiv e huuf futi op 15 nopt. Vjot xomm jimq xovj uwisemm jiemvj, ipishz, epf duhpovoup.

Nez puv ci quttocmi gus zua, cav atoph e wijodmi et e tnemm uggodi ot nusi fuecmi vjep ov iwis jet ciip. Iwip xovj wofiu demmt, e tonqmi jephoph vuxim cijopf zua ot ipuahj. Epf zua dep caz hsiev movvmi qusvecmi cevvisz fiwodit vu quxis meqvuq/jievis/qjupi/mohjv. O jewi e tnemm wep (moli Pottep Raitv) vjev O'wi fupi ipvosi xusl fezt op, epf tuni johj vodliv temit demmt. Gus temit epf duptamvoph, O jewi qsigissif vjot wt degit us duxusloph tqedit cideati O dupvsum vji tqedi ipvosimz. O dsievif xopfux tjefit epf ati e tnemm MIF mohjv gus niivopht cideati ev vonit O xet qeslif op sitofipvoem piohjcusjuuft. Cav duxusloph tqedit ataemmz jewi movvmi demm cuuvjt us suunt zua dep ati. Katv iptasi vji upi zua wotov jet vjiti cideati pu upi molit e duxuslis xju fuit temit demmt ev e tjesif fitl.

Emtu gus zuas tepovz, caz e fidipv jieftiv gus niivopht. O muwi nz Kecse Iwumwi2 30 atc-d jieftiv (pux demmif Iwumwi2 30 TI) et O dep ati ov xovj nz qjupi us meqvuq, epf vji cuun nod ot nefi vu sikidv piescz puoti. Ov ot tu huuf gus emmiwoevoph vjev epyoivz vjev dunit gsun jutvoph e niivoph epf cioph xussoif ecuav puotz opvissaqvoupt (og zua esi ev e duxusloph tqedi, degi, juni uggodi, ivd).

Huuf madl epf emm vji citv! Vjot otp'v gusiwis.
 
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